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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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